diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33ad3824..55100d61 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ configure_ccache()
 # Boost
 # Find Boost headers only according to https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindBoost.html
 configure_boost()
-# set(CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE ON)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE ON)
 find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 if(Boost_FOUND)
   include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/dependencies/boost/CMakeLists.txt b/dependencies/boost/CMakeLists.txt
index ebab95e7..e1f5202a 100644
--- a/dependencies/boost/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dependencies/boost/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,16 +5,6 @@ include(ExternalProject)
 
 message(STATUS "Preparing external project \"boost\":")
 
-# ExternalProject_Add(
-#     boost
-#     # URL https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.84.0/source/boost_1_84_0.tar.gz  ## the official link is broken
-#     URL https://archives.boost.io/release/1.84.0/source/boost_1_84_0.tar.gz
-#     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-#     BUILD_COMMAND ""
-#     INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-#     UPDATE_DISCONNECTED true
-# )
-
 ExternalProject_Add(BoostHeaders
     URL https://archives.boost.io/release/1.84.0/source/boost_1_84_0.tar.gz
     PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/external/boost
@@ -25,6 +15,4 @@ ExternalProject_Add(BoostHeaders
     UPDATE_DISCONNECTED 1
 )
 
-# ExternalProject_Get_Property(boost source_dir)
-#  set(BOOST_INCLUDE_DIRS ${source_dir})
-set(BOOST_INCLUDE_DIRS  ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+set(BOOST_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})